Quest & Sports Consultancy Launch Global Sports Investigations
Quest, a global investigative and advisory firm and The Sports Consultancy, consulting, commercial and legal advisers to the sporting world, have announced their new partnership – Global Sports Investigations (GSI).
GSI was launched at an event hosted by Lord Stevens, former Metropolitan Police commissioner and chairman of Quest, and Robert Datnow, founder and managing director of The Sports Consultancy to a room of sporting figures, including representatives from the British Athletes Commission, England Boxing, Sport England, UK Sport and many other national governing bodies and international federations.
GSI’s offering, which is the combined expertise of both investigators, lawyers and consultants – specifically in sport – will offer sporting bodies: scoping and consultation; investigations; ongoing monitoring; recommendations, and implementation.
From expert knowledge and experience on betting, integrity and athlete welfare, to anti-doping, governance and transparency, safeguarding and commercial rights, GSI will be able to advise and investigate on all fronts.
Datnow said: “This is the time to launch GSI. In the climate of increased scrutiny into behaviour, integrity transparency and the governance of sport, the need for truly independent, expert, professional, end-to-end management of investigations and inquiries, where sport can be confident of the planning, outcomes and follow through has never been more needed by the entire sports community.”
Speaking at the launch event, Annamarie Phelps, vice chair of the British Olympic Association, said: “Sport is no different from any other sector, it has a responsibility to operate with integrity at its heart. Sports bodies should not only follow the law, they should ensure their values and the behaviours of their staff, athletes and fans set a moral standard above the law. Because sport is so important to communities worldwide, we must be flag-bearers for integrity in every aspect of what we do.”
